Bicycle-saddle



(No Model.) 2 sheets-sheen 1.

. W. W. SHOE.

BICYCLE SADDLE.

No. 589,581. Patented Sept. 7, 1897.

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W. W. SHOE. BICYCLE SADDLE.' No. 589,581. Patented Sept. 7,1897.

Inventor.

Witnesses,

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"WILLIAM XV. SHOE, OF VALLINGFORD, PENNSYLVANIA.

BICYCLE-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,581, dated September '7, 1897. Application iled July 2,1896. Serial No. 597,813. (No model.)

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Beit known that I, WILLIAM W. SHOE, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVa-llingford, in the county of Delaware and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improyementsin Bicycle-Saddles; and lido declare the following 4to he a full, clear, and enact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompany ing drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to hicyclesaddles; and the object of my improvement is to construct a saddle that will when in use conform to the shape of the rider and support him wholly upon those parts of the body that would ordinarily carry his weight when sit ting comfortably in a chair. To accomplish the desired result, I construct the several parts of the saddle in the mannerhereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out in the claim. y

'In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis an inverted plan View of the saddle. Fig. 2 is a sectional View through the middle of the saddle on line X X. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the metal frame of the saddle. Fig. 4 is a sectional View through the middle of the metal y Fig. 5 is a viewof the bottom-leather resting on the springs. Fig. 6 is a sectional View through the leather. Fig. 7 is aview of the felt forming the cushion of the saddle. Fig. S is a sectional View through the felt cushion. 1

A represents the metal f rame of the saddle. This frame is made of T-shaped metal or any other suitable material bent or cast to the desired shape. The top edge a of the frame is preferably tapered off gradually at the for ward or pommel end until the edge comes flush with the stem of the T iron. (See Fig.

of is a support or stiffeningpiece secured in the saddle-frame just forward of the part that forms the seat.

h h are two series of separate and independent spiral springs secured in the seat-frame,

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and exten d from haelt to front therein in the manner shown in Fig. l.

B is a dat spring supporting the saddle and secured to the` saddle-post by the clamp b. This spring has the forward end curved in the manner shown in Fig. 2 and fits into the curved plate b2, secured on the forward end of the saddle.

C is a leather bot-tom cut to the shape shown in Fig. and restingon the top of the springs h Z).

D is a felt cushion cut to the sha-pe shown in Fig. 7 and resting on the leather C.

E is the leather cover extending over the top of the felt cushion and secured to the metal frame by being riveted thereto around the edges.

c c are two supports secured on the rear of the saddle-frame on the under side thereof.

F is a double spiral spring secured on the rear end of the flat spring B by the holt (Zand having the ends thereof resting against the supports c c.

lfVhen the saddle is constructed in the manner shown, the lower part of the T-shaped iron, from which the frame is made, gives ample room for riveting the leather cover thereon while the projecting top and the horizontal part of the frame, when the springs b 1') are secured therein, form a receptacle for the felt cushion, holding it securely in position and preventing an y slippi ng from side to side. The double spiral spring secured on the rear part of the saddle forms a support for the rear of the dat spring B and prevents any tilting. The forward end of the iiat spring being loosely hinged to the front of the saddle allows a free movement of that part of the spring. The spring F coming in contact with the cantle of the saddle on both sides of the spring B and some distance therefrom very little, if any, twist or torsional strain is thrown on the bolt d or on the cantle of the saddle by any sudden jolt to one side, and all liability to breakage from this cause is removed.

The weight of the rider on the saddle slightly depresses the double spring F and correspondingly eleva-tes the forward end of the saddle, bringing it into the slightly-in- ICQ elined position niost advantageous to the rider. To adapt the saddle to any weight of rider, it is only necessary to ehan ge the double springF for one lighter or heavier, as desired.

In a saddle constructed as shown the entire weight of the rider is supported upon the eushion D, being equally distributed around the two points marked O O. As these portions of the cushion rest upon the flexible springs b Z), the springs will be depressed and the cushion D allowed to Conform to the shape of those parts of the body that should carry the weight when sitting down. The weight of the rider being thus evenly distributed and wholly supported around about the points O O, as designated, the middle or central part of the saddle will carry no weight at all7 and there will be no pressure upon delicate parts.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- In a bicycle-saddle a frame made of T- shaped metal formed to the desired shape.y the top edge a of said frame extending upward and around the rear or seat portion or' said frame to form a receptacle for the eushion, the said top edge a of the frame being tapered off gradually at the forward or poniinel end until the edge eornes ilush with the stein of the T-iron, the vsupport a in said frame, and the springs b, l), secured to the stem of said T-iron, in combination with the cushion, and springs for supporting said saddle and securing it tothe niaehine, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILLAM lV. SHOE lVitnesses:

Tiros. D. MoWLDs, SAML H. KIRKPATRICK. 

